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United States Department of Potatoes

National 2019 Summary Agricultural Statistics Service September 2020

ISSN: 1949-1514

Contents

Introduction ...... 4

Narrative ...... 5

Potato Utilization – Program States: 2017-2019 ...... 6

Potato Disposition - Chart ...... 6

Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2017-2019 ...... 7

Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2017 Crop ...... 9

Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2018 Crop ...... 10

Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2019 Crop ...... 11

Potato Production and Value - United States Chart ...... 13

Potato Production by State - Chart ...... 13

Processing – United States: 2017-2019 ...... 14

Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used – Areas and United States: 2017-2019 ...... 14

Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 8 States: 2017-2020 ...... 15

Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 Fall Storage States: 2017-2019 ...... 16

Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 States: 2019-2020 ...... 16

Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 Fall States: 2017-2019 ...... 17

Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 States: 2019-2020 ...... 18

Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato – Selected States and United States: 2017-2019 ...... 19

Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed – Selected States and United States: 2017-2019 ...... 19

Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – : 2017-2019 ...... 20

Potato Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – Alaska: 2017-2019 ...... 20

Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received – States and United States: 2017-2019 ...... 21

Statistical Methodology ...... 22

Information Contacts ...... 23

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Introduction

This publication presents potato estimates of acreage, yield per acre, production, farm disposition, season average price, value, and utilization of sales including processing for the 2019 season with historic comparisons. Also included are first of the month potato stocks (December through June) for the 13 potato producing States. Percent of acreage planted by type, and certified seed acres are also included for selected States.

These estimates are based on information furnished by producers, processors, and cooperating State or Federal Agencies. The various sources include: Market News Service rail and truck shipments, Federal-State inspections, and miscellaneous data available through marketing programs.

Price estimates represent average returns to growers for all uses and for all methods of sale. These prices are applied to total production to compute value of production, and to the quantity sold to compute value of sales. Some unsold potatoes contribute to the value of production, including farm use for seed, feed, home use, and loss. The United States season average price is obtained by weighting State prices by quantities sold.

Prior to the 2019 season, potato production, utilization, and value of sales in each State have been classified by season according to the period when the largest supplies are harvested. Beginning in 2019, seasonal estimates have been discontinued.

The three seasons are as follows:

Season Usual Time of Harvest

Spring through June Summer July to mid-September Fall August through November

A crop year is associated with the calendar year in which harvest is accomplished. Seasons are not fixed dates but are approximations because of overlapping harvests. Generally, the marketing season closely follows harvest except for fall potatoes, when marketing from storage may extend through August of the following year. Thus, the marketing year for fall potatoes is from the start of harvest through August of the following year.

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2019 Potato Production Down 2 Percent for Comparable States

All potato production in 2019 totaled 424 million cwt, down 2 percent from the 2018 crop for comparable States. Harvested , at 937,300 acres, was down 1 percent from 2018 crop for comparable States. The average yield of 453 cwt per acre was down 1 cwt from the previous year for comparable States.

The value of all potatoes sold in 2019, at $3.94 billion, increased 11 percent from the previous year for comparable States. The average price, at $9.94 per cwt, was up $1.16 from 2018 for comparable States. The quantity of potatoes sold from the 2019 crop totaled 395 million cwt, down 2 percent from 2018 for comparable States. Quantity sold accounted for 93 percent of 2019 production, unchanged from the previous year for comparable States.

Growers from the 13 estimating States sold 276 million cwt of raw potatoes to processors from the 2019 crop. Table stock sales totaled 97.9 million cwt. Seed sales of 19.7 million cwt for 2019. Sales for livestock feed, at 1.53 million cwt for 2019.

Shrinkage and loss was estimated at 25.0 million cwt for 2019, up slightly from 2018 for comparable states. Growers kept 4.61 million cwt for seed, livestock feed, and home use on their own farms, up 22 percent from 2018 for comparable States.

United States potatoes used for processing totaled 283 million cwt, down 5 percent from 2018. Potatoes used for chips and shoestrings totaled 59.6 million cwt, down 5 percent from the previous year. Frozen french fries and other frozen products utilized 174 million cwt of raw potatoes, down 3 percent from 2018. Potatoes used for dehydrating totaled 41.6 million cwt, down 15 percent from 2018. Canning use, at 1.73 million cwt, was down 7 percent from the previous year. Other products made from potatoes utilized 6.03 million cwt of potatoes, a 9 percent increase from 2018.

Beginning in 2019, seasonal breakouts of potato estimates were discontinued. Only all potato estimates will be published. Also estimates for Alaska, , , , , , , , and were discontinued.

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Potato Utilization – Program States: 2017-2019 Crop year Utilization items 2017 2018 2019 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) Sales Table stock ...... 109,824 106,462 97,865

Processing ...... 284,411 289,209 275,725

Other sales Livestock feed ...... 1,913 697 1,528 Seed ...... 25,224 24,079 19,677 Other Sales Total ...... 27,137 24,776 21,205

Total sales ...... 421,372 420,447 394,795

Non-sales Seed used on farms where grown ...... 3,526 3,491 3,995 Household use and used for feed on farms where grown ...... 884 556 613 Shrinkage and loss ...... 25,139 25,526 25,016

Total non-sales ...... 29,549 29,573 29,624

Total production ...... 450,921 450,020 424,419

Potato Disposition of Sales United States: 2019 1,000,000 cwt

300 276 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 98 100 75 50 20 25 2 0 Processing Fresh Seed Feed

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2017-2019 Area planted Area harvested State 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) (1,000 acres) Alaska 1 2 ...... (X) 0.5 (NA) (X) 0.5 (NA) ...... 41.7 38.5 40.5 41.7 38.3 40.1 ...... 55.9 55.3 51.3 55.6 55.0 51.0 San Luis Valley ...... 51.7 51.8 48.6 51.5 51.6 48.4 All other areas ...... 4.2 3.5 2.7 4.1 3.4 2.6 ...... 29.0 22.0 26.0 28.7 20.8 25.3 ...... 310.0 315.0 310.0 310.0 315.0 308.0 Illinois 2 ...... 8.6 7.7 (NA) 8.1 7.6 (NA) Kansas 2 ...... 4.1 3.3 (NA) 4.1 3.3 (NA) ...... 48.0 49.0 52.0 47.5 48.5 51.5

Maryland 2 ...... 2.6 2.2 (NA) 2.5 2.0 (NA) ...... 50.0 50.0 50.0 49.5 48.0 48.5 ...... 46.0 44.0 46.0 45.5 43.5 43.0 Missouri 2 ...... 8.8 7.8 (NA) 8.5 7.4 (NA) Montana 2 ...... 11.1 11.1 (NA) 11.1 11.1 (NA) ...... 19.0 19.5 20.5 19.0 19.3 20.2 New Jersey 2 ...... 2.0 2.0 (NA) 2.0 2.0 (NA) New York 2 ...... 14.5 14.3 (NA) 14.4 13.4 (NA) North Carolina 2 ...... 16.0 13.0 (NA) 15.1 12.2 (NA) ...... 75.0 74.5 73.0 74.0 73.0 58.0

Oregon ...... 46.0 45.0 43.0 45.9 45.0 42.9 ...... 23.3 18.0 15.0 22.8 17.5 14.8 Virginia 2 ...... 5.0 4.8 (NA) 4.5 4.4 (NA) ...... 165.0 160.0 165.0 164.0 160.0 164.0 ...... 71.0 69.0 71.0 70.0 67.0 70.0

United States 3 ...... 1,052.6 1,026.5 963.3 1,044.5 1,014.8 937.3 See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2017-2019 (continued) Yield per acre Production State 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 (cwt) (cwt) (cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) Alaska 1 2 ...... (X) 280 (NA) (X) 140 (NA) California ...... 429 404 420 17,894 15,457 16,842 Colorado ...... 382 395 386 21,220 21,722 19,666 San Luis Valley ...... 375 390 380 19,313 20,124 18,392 All other areas ...... 465 470 490 1,907 1,598 1,274 Florida ...... 250 265 275 7,175 5,512 6,958 Idaho ...... 435 450 425 134,850 141,750 130,900 Illinois 2 ...... 410 375 (NA) 3,321 2,850 (NA) Kansas 2 ...... 380 430 (NA) 1,558 1,419 (NA) Maine ...... 320 310 325 15,200 15,035 16,738

Maryland 2 ...... 365 255 (NA) 913 510 (NA) Michigan ...... 370 380 420 18,315 18,240 20,370 Minnesota ...... 405 430 415 18,428 18,705 17,845 Missouri 2 ...... 285 225 (NA) 2,423 1,665 (NA) Montana ...... 340 350 (NA) 3,774 3,885 (NA) Nebraska ...... 475 480 475 9,025 9,264 9,595 New Jersey 2 ...... 300 265 (NA) 600 530 (NA) New York 2 ...... 280 290 (NA) 4,032 3,886 (NA) North Carolina 2 ...... 230 190 (NA) 3,473 2,318 (NA) North Dakota ...... 330 325 335 24,420 23,725 19,430

Oregon ...... 550 600 590 25,245 27,000 25,311 Texas ...... 390 425 480 8,892 7,438 7,104 Virginia 2 ...... 265 235 (NA) 1,193 1,034 (NA) Washington ...... 605 630 640 99,220 100,800 104,960 Wisconsin ...... 425 405 410 29,750 27,135 28,700

United States 3 ...... 432 443 453 450,921 450,020 424,419 (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1 Previously included in the Alaska table. For 2017 data, refer to the Alaska table on page 20. 2 Estimates discontinued in 2019. 3 Beginning in 2018, United States total includes data for Alaska.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2017 Crop [United States and totals may not add due to rounding] Farm disposition Value of Total Where grown Price used State Production per for Seed, Shrink 1 1 Sold cwt Production Sales seed feed, and home loss (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars) California ...... 17,894 979 227 304 17,363 21.00 375,676 363,601 Colorado ...... 21,220 1,383 981 1,550 18,689 9.35 198,407 174,768 Florida ...... 7,175 684 17 145 7,013 17.40 124,845 122,302 Idaho ...... 134,850 7,529 808 8,300 125,742 7.23 974,966 909,491 Illinois ...... 3,321 127 - 33 3,288 10.00 33,210 32,895 Kansas ...... 1,558 114 - - 1,558 9.52 14,832 14,833 Maine ...... 15,200 1,092 221 879 14,100 10.20 155,040 143,170 Maryland ...... 913 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Michigan ...... 18,315 1,344 379 623 17,313 11.10 203,297 192,851 Minnesota ...... 18,428 880 86 1,071 17,271 9.38 172,855 161,955

Missouri ...... 2,423 183 - - 2,423 11.60 28,107 28,002 Montana ...... 3,774 264 275 189 3,310 12.80 48,307 42,330 Nebraska ...... 9,025 546 259 640 8,126 12.10 109,203 98,360 New Jersey ...... 600 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York ...... 4,032 375 56 236 3,740 12.60 50,803 47,285 North Carolina ...... 3,473 294 1 1 3,471 11.40 39,592 39,467 North Dakota ...... 24,420 1,517 200 1,500 22,720 9.13 222,955 207,534 Oregon ...... 25,245 882 271 1,575 23,399 7.86 198,426 183,964 Texas ...... 8,892 420 22 - 8,870 15.20 135,158 135,220 Virginia ...... 1,193 93 - 4 1,189 16.30 19,446 19,418 Washington ...... 99,220 4,208 263 6,040 92,917 6.92 686,602 642,903 Wisconsin ...... 29,750 1,675 343 2,048 27,359 10.90 324,275 297,844

Other States 2 ...... - 84 1 1 1,511 11.30 17,071 17,100

United States ...... 450,921 24,673 4,410 25,139 421,372 9.17 4,133,073 3,875,293 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 May not calculate due to rounding. 2 Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2018 Crop [United States and totals may not add due to rounding] Farm disposition Value of Total Where grown Price used State Production per for Seed, Shrink 1 1 Sold cwt Production Sales seed feed, and home loss (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars) Alaska ...... 140 10 24 11 105 34.30 4,802 3,599 California ...... 15,457 943 4 557 14,896 14.30 221,508 212,777 Colorado ...... 21,722 1,350 945 1,616 19,161 9.98 216,786 191,311 Florida ...... 5,512 564 1 82 5,429 16.30 89,846 88,650 Idaho ...... 141,750 7,592 795 8,700 132,255 7.25 1,027,688 958,847 Illinois ...... 2,850 214 - 20 2,830 9.01 25,679 25,507 Kansas ...... 1,419 92 - - 1,419 9.44 13,395 13,402 Maine ...... 15,035 1,100 252 783 14,000 11.10 166,889 155,790 Maryland ...... 510 48 1 1 508 11.70 5,967 5,929 Michigan ...... 18,240 1,400 373 680 17,187 10.50 191,520 180,477

Minnesota ...... 18,705 738 67 1,028 17,610 9.64 180,316 169,730 Missouri ...... 1,665 163 - 210 1,455 11.40 18,981 16,632 Montana ...... 3,885 289 202 190 3,493 12.90 50,117 45,035 Nebraska ...... 9,264 566 217 825 8,222 10.90 100,978 89,232 New Jersey ...... 530 33 - 1 529 8.91 4,722 4,711 New York ...... 3,886 343 45 181 3,660 12.20 47,409 44,580 North Carolina ...... 2,318 391 - - 2,318 12.30 28,511 28,454 North Dakota ...... 23,725 1,548 150 2,000 21,575 9.53 226,099 205,557 Oregon ...... 27,000 1,148 341 1,680 24,979 7.47 201,690 186,695 Texas ...... 7,438 401 28 25 7,385 12.60 93,719 92,921

Virginia ...... 1,034 119 - - 1,034 16.00 16,544 16,576 Washington ...... 100,800 4,241 258 5,800 94,742 7.82 788,256 741,224 Wisconsin ...... 27,135 1,680 344 1,136 25,655 10.50 284,918 269,122

United States ...... 450,020 24,973 4,047 25,526 420,447 8.90 4,006,340 3,746,758 - Represents zero. 1 May not calculate due to rounding.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2019 Crop [United States totals may not add due to rounding] Farm disposition Value of Total Where grown Price used State Production per for Seed, Shrink 1 1 Sold cwt Production Sales seed feed, and home loss (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars) California ...... 16,842 1,131 202 253 16,387 16.50 277,893 270,140 Colorado ...... 19,666 1,350 770 1,512 17,384 12.20 239,925 211,697 Florida ...... 6,958 (D) (D) (D) 6,903 21.30 148,205 147,212 Idaho ...... 130,900 7,380 1,324 9,540 120,036 7.98 1,044,582 958,101 Maine ...... 16,738 1,071 214 908 15,616 11.00 184,118 171,573 Michigan ...... 20,370 1,411 375 746 19,249 9.84 200,441 189,493 Minnesota ...... 17,845 900 80 830 16,935 10.90 194,511 183,946 Nebraska ...... 9,595 620 287 672 8,636 11.40 109,383 98,570 North Dakota ...... 19,430 1,495 130 803 18,497 11.50 223,445 213,238 Oregon ...... 25,311 1,206 461 1,765 23,085 9.24 233,874 213,321

Texas ...... 7,104 (D) (D) (D) 6,656 12.40 88,090 82,662 Washington ...... 104,960 3,785 258 6,670 98,032 8.90 934,144 872,847 Wisconsin ...... 28,700 1,562 259 1,062 27,379 11.80 338,660 322,636

Other States 2 ...... - 850 248 255 - (X) - -

United States ...... 424,419 22,761 4,608 25,016 394,795 9.94 4,217,271 3,935,436 - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1 May not calculate due to rounding. 2 Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production and Value - United States Production million cwt Value million dollars

700 4500

650 4000 600

550 3500 Production Value 500 3000 450 2500 400

350 2000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Potato Production by States: 2019 1,000 cwt 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000

20,000

Idaho Wisconsin Oregon Michigan Colorado Dakota North Minnesota California Maine Nabraska Texas Florida 0 Washington

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Processing – United States: 2017-2019 Crop year Utilization items 2017 2018 2019 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) Processing Chips and shoestrings ...... 58,751 62,700 59,639 All Dehydrated (including starch and flour) ...... 45,761 49,066 41,621 Frozen french fries ...... 155,798 163,140 162,394 Other frozen products ...... 13,803 15,956 11,848 Canned products ...... 1,152 1,113 898 Other canned products (hash, stews, soups) ...... 703 758 836 Other (including fresh pack, potato salad, vodka, etc.) ...... 6,160 5,550 6,031

Total ...... 282,128 298,283 283,267

Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used – Areas and United States: 2017-2019 2017 2018 2019 Area Plants Quantity Plants Quantity Plants Quantity (number) (1,000 cwt) (number) (1,000 cwt) (number) (1,000 cwt) New , Maine, , , , ...... 6 3,920 6 4,864 6 4,541

Eastern , District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, , Virginia ...... 19 10,945 20 11,112 21 10,880

North Central Michigan, , ...... 15 6,715 15 6,717 15 4,916

Mid-Central Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska ...... 3 2,042 3 1,797 3 2,012

Midwest Illinois, , , Minnesota, North Dakota, , Wisconsin ...... 15 10,001 15 10,556 14 10,456

Southeast , Florida, , , , , North Carolina, , ...... 10 8,305 8 10,770 9 9,732

South Central , , Texas ...... 6 5,303 6 5,407 9 5,618

Rocky Mountains Colorado, Idaho, Montana, , , ...... 3 1,542 3 1,498 3 1,531

West Coast Alaska, , California, , , Oregon, Washington ...... 13 9,978 13 9,979 13 9,953

United States ...... 90 58,751 89 62,700 93 59,639

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Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 8 States: 2017-2020 [Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced] Current Following year year State December 1, January 1, February 1, March 1, 1, May 1, June 1, Season 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) Idaho and Malheur , Oregon ...... 24,840 31,920 38,950 46,610 54,060 61,285 69,840 87,379 Maine ...... 1,510 1,880 2,370 2,880 3,460 4,010 4,560 4,829 Washington and Oregon ...... 32,885 39,925 46,515 54,355 61,780 68,555 76,495 91,160

Other States 1 ...... 10,030 14,181 18,075 22,740 26,535 30,425 34,740 42,856

United States ...... 69,265 87,906 105,910 126,585 145,835 164,275 185,635 226,224

Dehydrated 2 ...... 10,595 14,304 18,085 21,680 25,775 29,800 34,410 44,263 Current Following year year State December 1, January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1, Season 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon ...... 25,325 32,020 39,495 47,395 55,250 63,225 71,340 95,974 Maine ...... 1,470 1,890 2,400 2,870 3,450 3,870 4,290 5,050 Washington and Oregon ...... 36,405 43,420 50,400 57,720 65,095 71,405 79,130 97,176

Other States 1 ...... 10,643 15,048 18,836 23,479 27,079 30,423 34,392 40,470

United States ...... 73,843 92,378 111,131 131,464 150,874 168,923 189,152 238,670

Dehydrated 2 ...... 13,810 17,065 20,775 24,420 28,315 32,620 36,660 47,648 Current Following year year State December 1, January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1, Season 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon ...... 26,655 33,170 39,840 47,980 55,775 61,640 69,395 86,863 Maine ...... 1,585 2,050 2,610 2,875 3,285 3,590 4,040 5,050 Washington and Oregon ...... 34,755 42,045 49,685 59,535 67,325 71,280 78,895 94,700

Other States 1 ...... 13,315 17,485 21,170 24,940 28,430 31,263 34,565 39,346

United States ...... 76,310 94,750 113,305 135,330 154,815 167,773 186,895 225,959

Dehydrated 2 ...... 11,850 15,075 18,620 21,865 25,510 28,780 32,080 40,285 1 Other States include Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. 2 Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Includes Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington.

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Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 Fall Storage States: 2017-2019 Current Following year Crop year year December 1, 2017 January 1, 2018 February 1, 2018 March 1, 2018 April 1, 2018 May 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) 2017 .... 12.1 14.2 15.9 17.5 19.3 21.0 22.5 Current Following year Crop year year December 1, 2018 January 1, 2019 February 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 April 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 June 1, 2019 (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) 2018 .... 12.2 13.8 15.5 17.2 18.6 20.2 22.0

Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 States: 2019-2020 Current Following year Crop year year December 1, 2019 January 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 March 1, 2020 April 1, 2020 May 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) (million cwt) 2019 .... 12.1 13.6 15.3 17.1 18.5 20.2 22.3

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Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 Fall States: 2017-2019 [Stocks are defined as the quantity (whether sold or not) remaining in storage for all purposes and uses, including seed potatoes that are not yet moved, and shrinkage, waste, and other losses that occur after the date of each estimate] Current Following year State year December 1, 2017 February 1, 2018 April 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) California ...... 2,600 1,800 1,100 (D) Colorado ...... 15,300 11,400 7,200 2,800 Idaho ...... 96,000 75,000 52,000 27,000 Maine ...... 11,500 8,500 5,000 1,700 Michigan ...... 11,000 6,900 3,800 (D) Minnesota ...... 13,600 10,400 7,200 3,900 Montana ...... 3,500 3,400 2,800 240 Nebraska ...... 5,400 3,900 2,100 (D) New York ...... 2,300 1,300 800 300 North Dakota ...... 20,600 15,300 9,600 4,000 Oregon ...... 19,800 13,300 8,300 3,500 Washington ...... 57,000 45,000 29,000 13,000 Wisconsin ...... 19,300 14,400 9,900 5,300

Other States 1 ...... - - - 2,000

United States ...... 277,900 210,600 138,800 63,740

Klamath Basin 2 ...... 5,000 3,300 1,800 (D) Current Following year State year December 1, 2018 February 1, 2019 April 1, 2019 June 1, 2019 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) California ...... 2,200 (D) 900 (D) Colorado ...... 15,600 11,600 7,600 3,000 Idaho ...... 101,000 79,000 57,000 34,000 Maine ...... 10,900 7,800 4,700 1,500 Michigan ...... 10,500 6,700 3,400 300 Minnesota ...... 12,800 9,700 6,700 4,200 Montana ...... 3,700 3,600 3,100 70 Nebraska ...... 5,000 3,700 2,300 (D) New York ...... 2,000 (D) 800 400 North Dakota ...... 17,000 11,700 6,900 2,800 Oregon ...... 21,100 14,500 9,800 3,900 Washington ...... 57,500 46,000 29,500 14,800 Wisconsin ...... 20,000 15,700 12,000 4,700

Other States 1 ...... - 2,800 - 700

United States ...... 279,300 212,800 144,700 70,370

Klamath Basin 2 ...... 5,100 (D) 1,700 (D) - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 Includes data withheld above. 2 Includes potato stocks in California and Klamath County, Oregon.

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Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 States: 2019-2020 [Stocks are defined as the quantity (whether sold or not) remaining in storage for all purposes and uses, including seed potatoes that are not yet moved, and shrinkage, waste, and other losses that occur after the date of each estimate] Current Following year State year December 1, 2019 February 1, 2020 April 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) California ...... 3,000 1,700 600 (D) Colorado ...... 13,800 10,600 5,900 2,800 Florida ...... (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...... 92,000 73,000 48,000 25,000 Maine ...... 12,400 9,600 6,300 1,800 Michigan ...... 12,500 7,900 3,900 500 Minnesota ...... 11,600 8,200 5,700 3,400 Nebraska ...... 5,100 3,600 2,300 (D) North Dakota ...... 14,000 9,900 5,900 2,400 Oregon ...... 20,300 14,000 8,400 2,800 Texas ...... (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ...... 61,000 46,500 28,500 15,500 Wisconsin ...... 20,400 15,500 9,900 2,700

Other States 1 ...... 3,100 2,500 1,600 1,100

United States ...... 269,200 203,000 127,000 58,000

Klamath Basin 2 ...... 5,800 3,200 1,200 (D) (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1 Includes data withheld above. 2 Includes potato stocks in California and Klamath County, Oregon.

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Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato – Selected States and United States: 2017-2019 [Predominant type shown may include small portion of other type(s) constituting less than 1 percent of State's total. Blue types are reported under red types] Potato types State Reds Whites Yellows Russets 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) California 1 ...... 6 8 5 58 62 70 4 6 8 32 24 17 Colorado ...... 7 6 4 3 3 1 10 10 10 80 81 85 Florida 2 ...... (NA) (NA) 60 (NA) (NA) 35 (NA) (NA) 5 (NA) (NA) - Idaho ...... 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 90 91 91 Maine ...... 4 3 4 39 39 34 2 1 2 55 57 60 Michigan ...... 1 1 1 89 82 82 - 1 1 10 16 16 Minnesota ...... 20 19 17 10 10 12 1 2 3 69 69 68 Montana 3 ...... 4 3 (NA) 9 7 (NA) 1 1 - 86 89 (NA) Nebraska ...... 1 1 1 52 48 47 - - 2 47 51 50 New York 3 ...... 2 3 (NA) 95 93 (NA) 3 4 (NA) - - (NA) North Dakota ...... 27 25 23 34 33 32 2 2 3 37 40 42 Oregon ...... 4 1 1 18 19 21 6 1 1 72 79 77 Texas 2 ...... (NA) (NA) 10 (NA) (NA) 57 (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 29 Washington ...... 5 5 4 12 9 10 2 2 2 81 84 84 Wisconsin ...... 9 9 9 38 42 41 4 5 4 49 44 46

United States ...... 7 7 8 21 20 21 3 2 3 69 71 68 - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. 1 Beginning in 2019, estimates represent all California 2 Estimates began in 2019. 3 Estimates discontinued in 2019.

Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed – Selected States and United States: 2017-2019 [Data supplied by State seed certification officials] 2017 Crop 2018 Crop 2019 Crop State Entered for Percent Entered for Percent Entered for Percent Certified Certified Certified certification certified certification certified certification certified (acres) (acres) (acres) (acres) (acres) (acres) Alaska ...... 35 35 100 42 42 100 32 32 100 Arizona ...... 110 97 88 150 122 81 381 381 100 California ...... 887 887 100 979 966 99 940 940 100 Colorado ...... 10,300 10,100 98 10,282 9,306 91 8,413 7,609 90 Idaho 1 ...... 32,992 32,552 99 29,694 29,294 99 30,180 30,044 100 Maine ...... 9,743 9,743 100 9,631 8,892 92 10,118 9,806 97 Michigan ...... 2,561 2,561 100 2,550 2,499 98 2,569 2,569 100 Minnesota ...... 6,559 6,236 95 5,478 4,482 82 6,134 5,507 90 Montana ...... 10,200 10,200 100 10,356 10,356 100 10,440 10,440 100 Nebraska ...... 6,012 5,302 88 5,973 5,973 100 5,965 4,760 80

Nevada ...... 229 229 100 84 84 100 109 109 100 New York ...... 632 632 100 613 611 100 599 590 98 North Dakota ...... 13,939 11,911 85 14,008 13,681 98 13,236 13,036 98 Oregon ...... 3,106 3,089 99 2,817 2,714 96 2,581 2,542 98 Pennsylvania ...... 430 430 100 352 352 100 437 374 86 Washington ...... 3,525 3,525 100 3,681 3,681 100 3,526 3,487 99 Wisconsin ...... 9,504 9,054 95 9,303 9,269 100 9,240 9,200 100 Wyoming ...... 653 550 84 464 464 100 562 484 86

United States ...... 111,417 107,133 96 106,457 102,788 97 105,462 101,910 97 1 Includes certified acreage in northern Utah.

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – Alaska: 2017-2019 Area Yield Crop per Production year Planted Harvested acre (acres) (acres) (cwt) (cwt) 2017 ...... 560 540 270 146,000 2018 1 ...... 500 500 280 140,000 2019 2 ...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Not available. 1 Beginning in 2018, estimates for Alaska potatoes are included in the United States total and therefore subject to the publication rules of the respective crop table. 2 Estimates discontinued in 2019.

Potato Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – Alaska: 2017-2019 Farm disposition Value of Total Where grown Price Crop used per year for Seed Shrink Sold cwt Production Sales seed feed, and home loss (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars) 2017 ...... 8 16 19 111 23.60 3,446 2,620 2018 1 ...... 10 24 11 105 34.30 4,802 3,599 2019 2 ...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Not available. 1 Beginning in 2018, estimates for Alaska potatoes are included in the United States total and therefore subject to the publication rules of the respective crop table. 2 Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received – States and United States: 2017-2019 State 2017 2018 2019 State 2017 2018 2019 (dollars per (dollars per (dollars per (dollars per (dollars per (dollars per

cwt) cwt) cwt) cwt) cwt) cwt) Alaska 1 ...... 23.60 34.30 (NA) North Dakota California All potatoes ...... 9.13 9.53 11.50 All potatoes ...... 21.00 14.30 16.50 Fresh ...... 9.86 10.00 21.60 1 ...... 23.50 15.70 (NA) Processing ...... 8.64 8.93 9.53 Fall 1 ...... 10.00 9.11 (NA) Colorado Oregon ...... 7.86 7.47 9.24 All potatoes ...... 9.35 9.98 12.20 Texas ...... 15.20 12.60 12.40 Fresh ...... 10.80 11.40 14.00 Virginia 1 ...... 16.30 16.00 (NA) Washington Florida ...... 17.40 16.30 21.30 All potatoes ...... 6.92 7.82 8.90 Idaho Processing ...... 6.74 7.40 8.10 All potatoes ...... 7.23 7.25 7.98 Wisconsin Fresh ...... 7.14 6.94 9.20 All potatoes ...... 10.90 10.50 11.80 Processing ...... 6.86 7.06 7.10 Fresh ...... 13.60 13.50 14.80 Illinois 1 ...... 10.00 9.01 (NA) Processing ...... 7.83 7.30 9.30 Kansas 1 ...... 9.52 9.44 (NA) Maine ...... 10.20 11.10 11.00 Other States ...... 11.30 (X) (X) Maryland 1 ...... (D) 11.70 (NA) United States Michigan ...... 11.10 10.50 9.84 All potatoes ...... 9.17 8.90 9.94 Minnesota ...... 9.38 9.64 10.90 Fresh ...... 11.95 10.74 13.60 Missouri 1 ...... 11.60 11.40 (NA) Processing ...... 7.80 7.90 8.46 Montana 1 ...... 12.80 12.90 (NA) Nebraska ...... 12.10 10.90 11.40 New Jersey 1 ...... (D) 8.91 (NA) New York 1 ...... 12.60 12.20 (NA) North Carolina 1 ...... 11.40 12.30 (NA) (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1 Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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Statistical Methodology

Survey Procedures: Potato estimates are the results of a variety of surveys. Potatoes are included in the June and December Quarterly Agricultural Surveys, but also follow Grower Special Surveys. Telephone follow-up of mail survey non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage. Special grower disposition surveys are conducted at the end of each season to provide additional details about the crop.

Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the special grower disposition surveys along with federal administrative data is used to establish estimates of acreage, production, amount sold, and usage on farm where grown. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates.

Revision Policy: All estimates for the previous crop year can be revised at this time. End-of-season estimates of production are made following harvest and are subject to revision the following year based on a thorough review of all available data.

Reliability: Survey results are subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

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Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]

Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ...... (202) 720-2127

Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section ...... (202) 720-2127 Anastasiya Osborne – Almonds, Apples, Apricots, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Onions, Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco ...... (202) 720-4288 Fleming Gibson – Cauliflower, Celery, Grapefruit, Lemons, Macadamia, Mandarins and tangerines, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges ...... (202) 720-5412 Heidi Lanouette – Cranberries, Cucumbers, Pistachios, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes, Tame , Wild Blueberries ...... (202) 720-4285 Fleming Gibson – Artichokes, Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Green Peas, Lentils, Nectarines, Papayas, , Snap Beans, Spinach, Walnuts, Watermelons ...... (202) 720-5412 Krishna Rizal – Dry Beans, Garlic, Hazelnuts, Honeydews, Kiwifruit, Lettuce, , Mint, Pears, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Tomatoes ...... (202) 720-2157 Dawn Smoker – Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chickpeas, Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Pecans ...... (202) 720-4215

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USDA NASS Data Users’ Meeting

Virtual Meeting Wednesday, October 28, 2020

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will hold a virtual meeting for users of U.S. domestic and international agriculture data. NASS is organizing the 2020 Fall Data Users’ Meeting in cooperation with five other USDA agencies – Agricultural Marketing Service, Economic Research Service, Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board – and the Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. Agency representatives will answer questions and welcome comments and input from data users. Registration details will be coming soon.